Decolonisation of Asia

Q. Why were Indians displeased with the British Rule?

1. British colonies like India were forced to bear the financial burden left on Britain due to the First World War.
2. The British provided technical advice and education for indigenous industries.
3. Indian representation in the parliament was limited to areas like education, and public health. Subjects like law and order and revenue were only dealt by British representatives.
4. The British forced India to give preferential treatment to foreign goods over indigenous goods.

Q. Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, popularly known as Indo-China, were colonised by.

1. China
2. Britain
3. Germany
4. France

Q. In , Indo-China witnessed the Vietnamese soldiers mutiny, a failed attempt to assassinate the French Governor-General.

1. 1930
2. 1929
3. 1940
4. 1939

Q. Which of the following was started by Ho Chi Minh?

1. The French Communist Party
2. The Revolutionary Youth Movement
3. The Swadeshi Movement
4. The Civil Disobedience Movement

Q. When was the Swadeshi movement launched in India?

1. 1905
2. 1925
3. 1915
4. 1935

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about Ho Chi Minh?

1. He led the Vietnamese war against the USA.
2. He founded the Revolutionary Youth Movement in 1950.
3. In 1921, he co-founded the French Communist Party.
4. He influenced the Paris Peace Conference for the cause of Vietnam’s independence.

Q.

What colloquial term was used to refer to Lloyd George, Wilson, and Clemenceau, the three most influential leaders at the Paris peace conference?

1. Dave, George, and Woody
2. The Three-legged chair
3. The Big Three
4. The Three Stooges

Q. Describe the role of different religious groups in the development of anti-colonial feelings in Vietnam.

Q. Select the correct option based on the following statements.

Statement 1: As the situation due to the Civil Disobedience Movement became out of control, the British were forced to find a way to please the Indian nationalists.
Statement 2: The Government of India Act of 1935 provided greater power to the local governments and it introduced direct elections.

1. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.
2. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
3. Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification of statement 1.
4. Both statements are correct and statement 1 is the correct justification of statement 2.

Q.

The peace settlement that ended US’s direct involvement in the Vietnam conflict was signed in which city?

1. Saigon

2. Phnom Penh

3. Paris

4. Geneva

Q. Who among the following formed the Revolutionary society Duy Tan Hoi in Vietnam?

1. Phan Boi Chau
2. Huynh Phu So
3. Phan Chu Trinh
4. Liang Qichao

Q. Ho Chi Minh went to Europe at the age of twenty-one. Which year did he make the journey?

1. 1921
2. 1942
3. 1901
4. 1911

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the British Empire's exploits in India during the aftermath of the Great Depression?

1. The bilateral trade treaties ensured India to give preference to British goods over indegenous goods.
2. The government of British India also raised revenue tariffs to gain foreign currency.
3. Large quantities of gold were exported from India to meet Britain’s gold requirement.
4. The British made imports expensive.

Q. "Go-east Movement" became popular in Vietnam during the first decade of 20th century because __________________________.

1. Vietnamese students went to Japan to acquire education.
2. they went to get lucrative jobs.
3. they went to Japan to learn Japanese language.
4. they looked for foreign arms and help to drive away the French from Vietnam.

Q. Which of the following is/are affected by the existence of a large urban population?

1. A private landlord
2. A Police Superintendent in charge of law and order
3. A leader of a political party
4. All of above

Q. Indo-China region was colonised by France in which of the following years?

1. 1887

Q. The Vietnamese nationalists started a movement to drive out the French from Vietnam; it is popularly known as _________________.

1. the 'Go West Movement'
2. the 'Go French Movement'
3. the 'Go Vietnam Movement'
4. The 'Go East Movement'

Q. The European nation which colonised Vietnam was __________.

1. England
2. France
3. Holland
4. Portugal

Q. In which kind of warfare does a small group of combatants or natives make use of fast moving and small scale actions to fight traditional military?

1. Guerrilla warfare
2. Conventional warfare
3. Chemical warfare
4. Armoured warfare

Q. To calm down the Bijolia Movement, a high-level committee was formed under the chairmanship of Robert Holland the AGG (Agent to governor general) of Rajasthan. In February 1922, Robert Holland held a meeting with the farmers and waived ____ taxes off.

1. 25
2. 35
3. 45
4. 15

Q. Choose the correct pair regarding 'Dyarchy' that was introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919.

Note: INC is Indian National Congress; B R is British representatives

1. Transferred subjects
2. INC
3. Reserved subject
4. B R
5. Indian ministers
6. Rejected Dyarchy

Q.

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Q. Why the British administration was concerned about the Bhagat Movement?

1. Bhagat Movement became an existential threat for the British rule in Rajasthan.
2. The Britishers felt that the objective of this social reform was the formation of a Bhil State.
3. Bhagat Movement involved many revolutionary freedom fighters.
4. All of the above

Q. The Vietnamese students organised which of the following associations for the Restoration of Vietnam?

1. Hoa Hoa
2. Viet-Nam Quan Phuc Hoi
3. Vietnam Cong San Dang
4. Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh

Q. How did the imperialist nations establish their economic domination over China?

Q. ‘Deenbandhu’, the newspaper was started by

1. Krishnarao Bhalekar
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. MG Ranade
4. Dr. Atmaram Pandurang